At the heart of the Southwest, Toulouse is strategically located near Gascony. The restaurants serve so many spécialités with duck (preferably fatty). However, the dish that is best known is probably the cassoulet, based Toulouse sausage and white beans (Tarbes). It is the subject of an ancient feud between three cities: Castelnaudary, Carcassonne and Toulouse. Many restaurants have earned their stars in Toulouse in the years 1970-1980 as Toulousy Dominique Pierre and Lucien Vanel Roudgé before them. Great chefs such as Michel Sarran, Patrick Donnay or Yannick Delpech involved in radiation Toulouse gastronomy and Southwest.